First edition. Tall 8vo. Pp. [xii], 324. Quarter-bound black cloth over sky-blue paper boards, lettered in silver to spine; blue endpapers. Illus., col. plates. Chronology of Bar 20 Ranch ownership. Jacket praise from Tom Brokaw, George Plimpton, Patrick Hemingway, Tom McGuane, William F. Buckley Jr. 1/4 inch closed tear to upper dustwrapper fold, a couple of creases to front flap, else fine.
Memoir relating the past history and faithful restoration of Bar 20, Heminway's 36-acre ranch in Montana, and his search for traces of the ranch's former owners. Author is a producer, writer and director of numerous PBS documentary films, and an expert on Africa. "A high-resolution scan of post-Amerindian Montana, beautifully written with great insights, it's a must read for understanding the New West." –Review